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The Edmonton Oilers Understand the Risks of Tarasenko’s Injury

Apr 28, 2021; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91) looks on against the Minnesota Wild in the first period at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports

The latest buzz in the hockey world for the Edmonton Oilers, now that the Tampa Bay Lightning have won their second consecutive Stanley Cup, is the word out of St. Louis that 29-year-old sniper, Vladimir Tarasenko, is looking to find a new home.

Normally teams like the Edmonton Oilers would be lined up from here to Florida to make an offer on the sort of player who rarely comes available before their skills begin to fade but the complicating factor is the right winger’s injury status.